On Sunday, Oct. 5th at Forsyth County Central Park, more than 1,000 walkers are expected to participate in the Georgia Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) 4th annual Walk to Cure Diabetes. Registration begins at 2:30 p.m., followed by the walk at 3:30 p.m.
The Georgia Chapter hopes to raise more than $250,000 for research to find a cure for diabetes and its complications.
At the Cumming Walk, there will be music, food, bounce houses and clowns. On-site registration begins at 2:30pm. The entire walk will be approximately 3 miles long, starting at Central Park.
"It's great to be partnering with JDRF and working together on such an important goal – curing a disease that kills one American every three minutes. The recent statistics are staggering and reveal that health care expenditures surrounding diabetes cost our nation more than $132 billion," says Natalie Bailey. These are the reasons we are committed to raising money for the cutting-edge research that JDRF funds. By working together, we can make a difference."
In addition to wide-spread corporate support, entire families from kids to grandparents take part in the fundraising efforts of the Walk to Cure Diabetes – many affected, but even those who are not among the 14 million Americans with a personal connection to type-1 diabetes.
JDRF Walks are held in more than 200 cities worldwide. Nearly 500,000 people nationally walked last year and raised $94 million to cure diabetes.
For more information on how to participate or make a contribution visit
www.jdrf.org.
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